Researcher fears moral bankruptcy
The focus on market-driven wealth creation within academic research is "morally bankrupt" and leaves academics feeling like prostitutes, a professor of physics at the University of Nottingham has...
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UK begins to rival US in popularity stakes
Perceived safety and high standards help to make Britain a top student destination. John Gill reports.
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Britain falling behind, says Dearing
Author of 1997 higher education review fears Whitehall's 40 per cent participation target is too low. John Gill reports.
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Big expansion plans to take city by storm
Two-year degrees at heart of Gloucestershire goal to win 6,000 more students, writes Melanie Newman.
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Hyslop gives Scottish universities £10m extra
Scotland's universities are to receive an extra £10 million this coming financial year on top of their budget settlement, the Scottish Government has announced.There was widespread dismay in the...
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Champion of students back to set agenda
Treasury adviser and former NUS leader heads new National Student Forum. Rebecca Attwood reports.
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Morgan succeeds Triesman in advocate role
Baroness Morgan of Drefelin is to replace Lord Triesman as Minister for Students.The 46-year-old, one of the UK's youngest peers and former chief executive of the charity Breakthrough Breast Cancer,...
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Flexible working
By Diane Gilhooley
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Editing a doctoral thesis
The first draft is only the start of the writing-up process for a PhD thesis. Editing, revision and a careful look at presentation are key to producing good work.
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Liverpool Hope University
Ron Geaves has been appointed professor of the comparative study of religion. He was formerly professor of religious studies at the University of Chester.
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Swansea University
Julia Terry has joined the School of Health Science as a mental health nurse tutor.
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Swansea University
Dr Justine Howard has joined the Centre for Child Research as senior lecturer and programme director in childhood studies.
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Anglia Ruskin University
Stefan Reichal, a visiting student, has won the Mechatronics award of Upper Austria for a thesis on the subject of total hip replacements.
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University of East-Anglia
Helen Murdoch has been appointed equality and diversity manager, and joins UEA from the University of Bradford where she worked in the equality and diversity unit. Â
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Hot papers in pharmacology and toxicology
Data from Thomson Scientific’s Essential Science Indicators, 1 January 1997Â31 August 2007